In midsummer, you can brighten up the palette with new blooms; and in fall, you could find a spot in your window box for mums and asters, or add edibles such as Swiss chard, mustard and kale.

Dress up boxes with wrapping paper, self-adhesive wallpaper, paint, fabric, or solid-color adhesive craft vinyl to create decorative bins that match your home’s aesthetic.

As a teenager, this box morphed into a drawer — though at that age I probably could have counted my whole wardrobe as one big dressing-up project, given my taste for splashy ‘60s cocktail ...

If you decide to build your own box, the size of the box is up to you, but consider these few guidelines. The box should be at least 7 or 8 inches deep and 8 to 10 inches wide.

Adorn the finished fence with a red bow. TWIG SLIPCOVER To complement a festive winter display, dress up the exterior of your window box with a slipcover constructed of birch twigs.

For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a dressing-up box. As a child with a penchant for playing dress-up, it was a pretty standard affair: a white wooden box filled with striped T-shirts for ...